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by rdl 4y ago
Wow. This is inspiring — will be interesting to see what else he does in the future. Selfishly I hope he stays focused on innovative hardware stuff rather than getting dragged into advertising optimization or some other big software project
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by rdl 4y ago
I think sortition is superior to election for most offices, especially those which should be relatively proscribed in what they do, not requiring exceptional competence, etc. I'd almost certainly prefer a mechanically determined pool (
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VC partner lays out case for why crypto will stick(axios.com)
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by rdl 4y ago
I came from the vtwm/otherwise highly customized xwindows world and could never really understand Unity (also can’t really figure out TikTok or Snapchat UX, so maybe I’m a dumb dinosaur). Windows, Mac, Motif, etc all were pretty easy.
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by rdl 4y ago
Big dams and bridges would get my vote (Hoover, Aswan, etc.) Possibly launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and Boca Chica.
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by rdl 4y ago
I'm curious which was the biggest factor in the decline of Clubhouse: "everyone's now invited" effect (especially globally); "pandemic boost now over + clubhouse fatigue"; or Twitter Spaces creating something j
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by rdl 4y ago
BIP39 isn't perfect, but being able to relatively independently of all other information recover someone's wallet (next of kin, etc.) from some words is very nice. This system complicates things a lot -- a grid of custom construct
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by rdl 4y ago
I have one (from a few weeks ago) but haven't figured out a use for it yet (but also haven't had time to really explore).
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by rdl 4y ago
OK, substitute Iraq War and Afghanistan War for the US then :)
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by rdl 4y ago
It's interesting how effectively GLP-1 (ozempic, etc.) eliminate that, though.
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by rdl 4y ago
Anonymous electronic cash, something we've needed for decades, is basically possible today (finally) due to technology, proven market demand, infrastructure, "legitimate use cases", etc. There will probably be multiple syste
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by rdl 4y ago
(er, sorry, it's 2Gbps down and 1Gbps up for $100/mo)
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by rdl 4y ago
I have 2Gbps symmetric fiber at home for $100/mo. There are a couple fiber vendors, cable Internet (although low upload speeds, but better than Comcast in the US), fixed wireless, and now Starlink. Internet, cell, telecommunications
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by rdl 4y ago
I just browsed that list and it was hilarious that most of the EU sites were google/amazon country sites. But that list is from 2019.
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by rdl 4y ago
Hungarian? I assume you mean Czech (xvideos)? And xnxx (not sure if they're related). There's also a Cyprus based site (xhamster) although I suspect they have substantial operations in not-Cyprus.
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by rdl 4y ago
Maybe I'm a horrible person for wanting this, but how hard would it be to repurpose this as a device-local translation extension for Chrome/Chromium/Brave?
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by rdl 4y ago
My favorite Costco is in Iceland: a place where things are normally absurdly expensive, and Costco Iceland is merely somewhat expensive. Arrive, stock up on food for a week (to supplement with restaurants, but some savings). Costco Japan
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by rdl 4y ago
Just get someone to give you Costco gift cards; you can then enter the store with that gift card, and use other payment mechanism for the balance of purchase.
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by rdl 4y ago
Presumably there will be transport of monkeys for reasons other than "research" to establish populations within Europe/US, then use of monkeys from those populations (shipped overland) for testing. Adds delay, and creates phy
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by rdl 4y ago
I'm not a lawyer, nor am I an Indian lawyer, but if Razorpay received a Section 91 order ( https://indiankanoon.org/doc/788840/ ) they wouldn't have much choice on turning over any records. It looks to be
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by rdl 4y ago
It seems like you've done a lot of the most reasonable easy stuff already (lowering expenses, etc.) I would assume an IC job with a single employer is easier to manage than founder or side projects or multiple consulting clients. Proba
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by rdl 4y ago
If this post itself leads to a long term relationship, marriage, please post again! (good luck!)
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by rdl 4y ago
No, I dropped out to do a startup, partially because I couldn't afford to pay for my tuition (I was ineligible for loans because my parents wouldn't sign/provide info, and MIT offered zero financial aid.)
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by rdl 4y ago
I use LG 5K monitors pretty exclusively with my macs (lots), and the only problems I have are with cable-stress (I think one of the included cables out of ~20 monitors got damaged and wobbly, so I replaced it.)
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by rdl 4y ago
"The war in Ukraine is also weighing on liveability. There is no score in 2022 for Kyiv because the eiu’s correspondent had to abandon the survey when fighting broke out"
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by rdl 4y ago
I'm generally not a big fan of security certs, especially for mid career or later (and a lot of people I know got involved well before certificates were a thing; they might have gotten certificates early on had they entered the industr
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by rdl 4y ago
Ah yeah, you are right, airborne is defined as "aerosol" but "through the air in droplets" is not. It seemed pretty obvious it was aerosol but not proven early on/suppressed for reasons.
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by rdl 4y ago
Airborne was always known; debate was droplet vs aerosol (particle size and thus dwell time/radius). Not really a binary distinction anyway; a matter of degree.
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by rdl 4y ago
Various ways to reduce trials costs. Refocus FDA on safety vs efficacy. Computer simulations.
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by rdl 4y ago
The real problem is the cost of discovering/developing drugs. If this were vastly cheaper we could do more faster.

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